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1、www.TopSage.coom 大家网 09 布什告别演讲稿（中英对照）王金帅09 布什告别演讲稿（中英对照）王金帅 Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence - a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunit
2、y to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future of our Nation. 八年的总统生涯，是美国人民赋予我的荣耀！21 世纪的前 10 年是一个并不寻常 的时期。今晚，我带着一颗感恩的心来到这里，并且我希望你们能给我最后一次 机会，因为我想和你们分享我对过去八总统生涯的想法，以及我对国家未来的展 望。 Five days from now, the world will witness the vitality of American democracy. In a tradi
3、tion dating back to our founding, the presidency will pass to a successor chosen by you, the American people. Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose story reflects the enduring promise of our land. This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole Nation. And I join all Americans in
4、 offering best wishes to President- elect Obama, his wife Michelle, and their two beautiful girls. 5 天以后， 全世界就将会看到美国民主的活力。 我即将把我的工作交由你们心目 中的理想总统，奥巴马！能够接受全美人民崇敬的人，必须能够为你们，为这片 土地带 来希望。对于我们的国家来说，这是一个充满希望和自豪的时刻。并且， 我渴望与美国人民一道为奥巴马，他的妻子和两个漂亮的女儿送去美好的祝愿。 Tonight I am filled with gratitude - to Vice Presiden
5、t Cheney and members of the Administration; to Laura, who brought joy to this house and love to my life; to our wonderful daughters, Barbara and Jenna; to my parents, whose examples have provided strength for a lifetime. And above all, I thank the American people for the trust you have given me. I t
6、hank you for the prayers that have lifted my spirits. And I thank you for the countless acts of courage, generosity, and grace that I have witnessed these past eight years. 今 天，我满怀感激之情，感谢我的副总统切尼以及我所有的政府成员。我还要 感谢我的妻子劳拉和我的女儿芭芭拉，詹娜，是她们给我的生活带来了无尽的快 乐和爱 意。我感谢我的父母，是他们给予了我前进的动力。最重要的是，我感 谢美国人民给予我的信任，我感谢你们给予
7、我的勇气、宽容。 This evening, my thoughts return to the first night I addressed you from this house - September 11, 2001. That morning, terrorists took nearly 3,000 lives in the worst attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I remember standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center three days later, surroun
8、ded by rescuers who had been working around the clock. I remember talking to brave souls who charged through smoke-filled corridors at the Pentagon and to husbands and wives whose loved ones became heroes aboard www.TopSage.coom 大家网 Flight 93. I remember Arlene Howard, who gave me her fallen sons po
9、lice shield as a reminder of all that was lost. And I still carry his badge. 今 晚， 我的思绪回到了 2001 年的 9 月 11 日。 当天早晨， 恐怖分子带走了近 3000 人的生命。自珍珠港事件后，恐怖分子制造了美国历史上最严重的一次恐怖袭 击。我想起了 3 天后我站在世贸中心废墟前的情景，那时，我诚挚地与那些夜以 继日抢救伤者的救援工人们交谈，他们不顾自己的危险，在浓烟滚滚的五角大楼 的走 廊里抓紧工作。 同时， 我也为不幸遇难的人感到痛心， 他们是我们的英雄！ 我想起了阿琳-霍华德，他当时把他死去儿子的警察
10、盾牌交给了我，以表达对逝 者的思念 之情。而现在，我仍然珍藏着他的徽章。 As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before Nine-Eleven. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our Nation. And I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe. 随着时间的推移，大部分的美国人民能
11、够从悲痛中解脱出来，并重归“9.11”之 前正常的生活。然而，我还没有解脱。每天清晨，我都会收到简报，获知是什么 还在威胁着我们国家的安全，并且我发誓一定会竭尽全力来维护你们的安全。 Over the past seven years, a new Department of Homeland Security has been created. The military, the intelligence community, and the FBI have been transformed. Our Nation is equipped with new tools to monitor
12、 the terrorists movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots. And with strong allies at our side, we have taken the fight to the terrorists and those who support them. Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young demo
13、cracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school. Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States. 在 过去的 7 年中，我们成立了新的国土安全部。我们的军队，军事情报部门， 以及 FBI 都进行了改革。为了监视恐怖分子的行动，我们已经做了充分的
14、准备， 我们冻 结了恐怖分子的账户，并屡屡打破了他们的图谋。我们身边也有强大的 同盟国，并且我们携起手来共同打击恐怖分子以及那些支持恐怖分子的人。在我 们的帮助下， 阿富汗已经由恐怖主义的天堂转变成了一个尚未成熟的民主国 家，那里的人们正和恐怖主义战斗。此外，女孩子上学也得到了应有的尊重。伊 拉克也已经摆脱了萨达 姆的残酷统治，并且其不再是美国人民的敌人。相反， 伊拉克已经成为了中东地区阿拉伯民主的核心和美国的朋友。 There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions. But there can be little debate
15、about the results. America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil day and night to keep us safe - law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United
16、 States Armed Forces. www.TopSage.coom 大家网 针对我的许多决策，有人对其合法性表示出怀疑。但是，当我们看到结果时这些 人就不会再发出疑问了。 在过去的七年多来， 美国本土再也没有遭受过恐怖袭击。 这要归功于那些日夜辛劳保护我们安全的人们：执法人员、情报分析员、国土安 全人员、外交人员、以及美军的士兵们。 Our Nation is blessed to have citizens who volunteer to defend us in this time of danger. I have cherished meeting these selfless patriots and their families. America owes you a debt of gratitude. And to all our men and women in uniform listening tonight: There has been no higher honor than serving as your Commander in
